Twelfth Global Studies Conference

Abstract

This paper discusses issues of global aging and long term care now and in thirty years. Using qualitative data from China (n=50) and the U.S. (n=117), the author presents real voices of transnational senior immigrants in long term care contexts. By comparing pressing issues of population aging and long term care in two economic giants of China and the U.S., the author argues that as national borders become more fluid, international travel becomes easier, information exchange becomes instant, older adults are becoming more transit across borders. How should health care and long term care social policies in major nations, such as China and the U.S., adapt to meet the changing needs and growing demands for the care of global citizens? This paper is a thought provoking discussion of global citizens, global aging issues, and global social policies.